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Washington County Woman Last Seen April 28, Believed To Be In Baltimore Area
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on the location of a reported missing adult. On May 22, Kelly Diane Lee, 41, was reported missing to the Sheriff’s...
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Police Search For Runaway Teen From Hagerstown
HAGERSTOWN, MD. (WJZ) — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a runaway teen from Hagerstown, who was last seen late Thursday night. Malachi Jamir Sweeney-Teal, 14, was reported missing...
View Article28 Cats Abandoned In Washington County Hotel Room Rescued
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — More than two dozen cats found abandoned at a Washington County hotel room are looking for new homes. The Humane Society of Washington County said its field service officers...
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1 Dead, 1 Injured In Washington County Kitchen Fire Inside Mobile Home
CLEAR SPRING, Md. (WJZ) — A kitchen fire in Clear Spring left one person dead and another injured Sunday evening, officials say. At around 11:30 p.m., the Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Company was called...
View ArticlePolice Investigating Inmate Death At Washington County Prison
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland State Police are investigating an inmate death at the Maryland Correctional Training Center in Hagerstown. Police were contacted by investigators from the Department of...
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13-Year-Old Washington County Girl Found Safe
SHARPSBURG, MD. (WJZ) — UPDATE: Emma has been found safe, police say. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the community’s help in finding a runaway girl. Emma Ann Cornell, 13, was last...
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Woman Charged With Arson For Starting Bathroom Fire Inside Boonsboro Sheetz...
BOONSBORO, MD. (WJZ) — Maryland State Fire Marshals have charged a woman with arson for starting a fire inside a Sheetz store. Investigators said April Love started the fire in the bathroom and then...
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Maryland State Sen. Andrew Serafini Resigns From Office
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — State Senator Andrew Serafini is resigning effective August 1, the state’s Senate Republican Caucus announced Thursday. Serafini, 58, took office in 2015, representing District 2...
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80-Year-Old Hagerstown Man With Dementia Missing, Police Say
HAGERSTOWN, MD. (WJZ) — An 80-year-old man has been missing out of Hagerstown since earlier Sunday afternoon, police said. Robert Cole was last seen in the 900 block of Maryland Ave on Sunday at around...
View ArticleWashington County Teacher Eric Smith Charged With Sex Abuse Of Student,...
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — A Washington County teacher faces multiple sex offense charges involving a student, officials said Thursday. Eric James Smith, 34, of Boonsboro, is charged with one count of sex...
View ArticleHiker Rescued From Maryland Wilderness After Fall
KNOXVILLE Md. (WJZ) — A hiker was rescued from a remote mountainous area in Washington County Sunday. Maryland State Police Helicopter Trooper 3, which is based at the Frederick Municipal Airport, was...
View ArticleBrenda Thiam Appointed To Vacant Seat In House Of Delegates, Becomes First...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — A behavioral health specialist from Washington County has become the first Black Republican woman to serve in Maryland’s General Assembly following her appointment by Gov. Larry...
View ArticleReisterstown, Williamsport Given Main Street Maryland Designations
ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — Two new communities received Main Street Maryland designations on Friday. Gov. Larry Hogan announced the designations to Reisterstown in Baltimore County and the Town of Williamsport...
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15-Year-Old Girl Missing From Hagerstown
HAGERSTOWN, MD. (WJZ) — A 15-year-old girl has been missing from Hagerstown since Friday, police said Sunday. Janay Payne was last seen on East Ave, but her whereabouts are still unknown Sunday....
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Faulty Electrical Outlet Near Stove Leads To Fire That Kills Cat, Displaces 2...
HAGERSTOWN, Md (WJZ) — An accidental kitchen fire broke out in Washington County Wednesday afternoon. A report from the Maryland State Fire Marshal said the two-story single-family home in the 18000...
View ArticleFedEx Ground To Hire 600 People In Hagerstown
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WDVM) — The FedEx Ground Station in Hagerstown is looking to bring 600 new package handlers onboard. The company said it’s hiring thousands of people in the U.S. in the coming months...
View ArticleMan Charged With Arson After Burning Down Homeless Person’s Tent
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Hagerstown deputies arrested and charged a 31-year-old man with arson after he allegedly burned down a homeless person’s makeshift tent. Justin Lee Clark has been...
View ArticleWomen Charged With Arson After Allegedly Setting Fire To One Of Their...
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — Two women were charged with arson after allegedly setting fire last week to a Hagerstown home belonging to one of their mothers, the State Fire Marshal’s Office said. Cheryl D....
View ArticleMaryland Weather: Severe Thunderstorm Warning For Portions Of Maryland
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Anne Arundel, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties until 7:30 p.m. Meteorologist Meg McNamara said storms are moving southeast...
View ArticleHagerstown Center Of Alleged Drug Conspiracy, Prosecutors Say
HAGERSTOWN (WJZ) — Seventeen Hagerstown residents and one Frederick resident were among 34 arrested Wednesday morning on indictments in a drug trafficking conspiracy. A Hagerstown appliance store was...
View ArticleTwo Children Critically Hurt In Hagerstown Fire That Also Injured Two Adults
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — Four people were hurt Thursday evening in a fire in Hagerstown, according to the Hagerstown Fire Department. Two of them are children who are listed in unstable condition at...
View ArticleHagerstown Man Charged After Discharging Fire Extinguisher In Theatre,...
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — A Hagerstown man was arrested after officials say he stole movie posters and discharged a fire extinguisher inside a theatre last week. According to authorities, last Tuesday,...
View ArticleFive Lawmakers Want Three Western Maryland Counties To Join West Virginia
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Five Republican lawmakers from Maryland’s three westernmost counties have sent letters to West Virginia legislative leaders asking if the state would consider adding their...
View ArticleWVa Gov. Justice, Legislative Leaders Welcome Idea Of Adding Three MD Counties
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WJZ) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said he would welcome three counties in Western Maryland after state legislators from those jurisdictions sent letters asking to become part of...
View Article‘Let’s Go For It’: Western Maryland Residents React To Letters From...
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A group of Republicans out in Western Maryland want out of our state. They’ve written letters to West Virginia leaders asking them to adopt their counties, calling the arrangement...
View ArticleMaryland Teen Wanted In Fatal Shooting Captured In Florida
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A Maryland teenager wanted in a shooting in which one person was killed and another person wounded has been apprehended in Florida, a police department said Tuesday. The...
View ArticleRobert Vicosa Fired Shots Killing Daughters, Accomplice, Self As Car Was Moving
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland State Police said they believe Robert Vicosa, the fired police officer from Baltimore County who led authorities on a four-day manhunt, fired the shots that killed his...
View ArticleLife-Saving Surgery Keeps Hagerstown Santa’s 55-Year Run Alive
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — Every year during the holidays, Santa delivers gifts all around the world, but this year, old St. Nick was worried that he might not make it to Christmas. But hundreds of people...
View ArticleFirebug Grinch Burned Hagerstown Cemetery Wreaths On Christmas Eve, Police Say
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — A Pennsylvania man was arrested after allegedly setting fire to several wreaths laid at a Hagerstown cemetery overnight, the State Fire Marshal’s Office said. Troopers from the...
View ArticleWinter Storm Watch Issued For Parts Of Western Maryland
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With heavy snowfall possible, the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for parts of western Maryland from Sunday afternoon through Monday morning. The NWS Winter...
View ArticleMaryland Weather: Snow Could Impact Parts Of The State Sunday Night Into...
Baltimore, MD (WJZ)– Snow could impact areas West and North of Baltimore starting Sunday night and continuing into Monday morning. First Alert Meteorologist Meg McNamara says Western Maryland near...
View ArticleMaryland Weather: Friday’s An Alert Day Due To Threat Of Ice
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The WJZ First Alert Weather Team has declared Friday an Alert Day because of the potential for ice. That ice threat is part of a system that’s bringing us off-and-on rain Thursday....
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She Sent Her Husband To The Store For A Precooked Chicken. He Wound Up...
(CNN) — Winner winner, chicken dinner! It’s an age-old cheer, but certainly one that applies to a lucky Maryland family, whose recent trip to a grocery store turned into a $100,000 lottery windfall....
View ArticleMaryland Entrepreneur Among Youngest Business Owners With Amazon’s Delivery...
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — Jaren Kirkland has owned his own transportation business since he was 21 years old. Now he’s one of the youngest business owners with Amazon’s Delivery Service Partner Program,...
View ArticleRemains Of Washington Co. Korean War Veteran Accounted For, Defense...
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Smithsburg, Maryland man who was killed in action during the Korean War is finally returning home. Army Sgt. Roy C. Delauter, a member of the 7th Infantry Division, was reported...
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Maryland Weather: Calm & Clear, But Severe Storms Possible Thursday
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After a cloudy start to our Wednesday, we’re looking at clearing skies this afternoon. Temperatures will climb up into the mid 50s, a pleasant change from some of the cooler weather...
View ArticleMissing Man’s Body Found In Woods Of Clear Spring
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The body of a Hagerstown man missing for months was found by three juveniles Sunday in a wooded area in Clearspring, Maryland State Police said. The Office of the Chief Medical...
View ArticleWoman Killed, Teen Injured In Motorcycle Crash In Washington County
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Hagerstown woman died, two men were injured and a 14-year-old girl was flown to Baltimore for treatment after a crash Sunday morning involving multiple motorcycles in Washington...
View Article3 Dead, 1 Hurt In Mass Shooting At Smithsburg Workplace; Trooper Injured In...
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Three employees were killed, one employee is in critical condition and a Maryland trooper was injured after a mass shooting Thursday at the Columbia Machine manufacturing plant in...
View ArticleWestern Maryland Mass Shooting Suspect Under Guard, Police Say
A West Virginia man accused of fatally shooting three co-workers at a western Maryland machine shop remained under police guard at a hospital Friday, but authorities said a Maryland state trooper...
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